Black WW2 Veterans speak out

Croydon teenagers interview members of the West Indian Ex- services association based in Clapham Manor st.
Lauri Philpotts features full dvd from
www.biggingupblackhistory.co.uk

Category:

Education

Tags:

• WW2
• black history
• negro troops
• discrimination
• racism
• windrush
• world war
• caribbean
• west indians
• empire
• jamaica
• trinidad
• Laurie Philpott
• black women
• immigration

[TabiaMbayaSana]

Black WWII heroes have been ignored. Africans who fought in WWII on the British side have been completely ignored and their stories of bravery are only told in the villages they live in.Only white soldiers got the credit....Winston Churchil emerged as the hero.

[raychamp01]

they have my respects. You guys were great heroes for our country

[mjjcng8958]

if you want to be recongnized you have to keep fighting. it happened to the black in america, no love no reconition. but now we as a country celebrate them

[mjjcng8958]

@marcusos1111 you aren't too smart are you? it is called the United States of AMERICA!! 1 POINT FOR ME!! HAHAHA! THE ONLY REASON WHY WE WENT TO WAR 0 YEARS AGO WAS B/C OF PEARL HARBOR! It actually happened, there is even archival footage of it. so if anyone needs to relearn some history, it is you my friend.

[marcusos1111]

@mjjcng8958 america is a continent not a country! ´´UNITED STATES´´ we were attacked? how was that? pearl harbor? you need to get off youtube and do some actual research. are you a high school graduate at the very least?

[mjjcng8958]

@marcusos1111 yes , but my country america was only in the war b/c we got attacked. and yes my black people where ionslaved in other countries, but b/c of my ancestors who fought for freedom at home and abroad, i enjoy liberty

[marcusos1111]

@mjjcng8958 and those very same english were the ones that brought you guys to slavery!!!

[mjjcng8958]

@marcusos1111 world war two was not pointless, i mean england was being attacked by the germans

[MrCagivaman]

@marcusos1111 You seem to think I'm refering to Afro- Americans, well I'm not.!!!!! I'm talking about West Indians as portrayed in the film !!!!!!! These people have a totally different outlook. You should try speaking to a few and you'll find out what they think of the UK. Most love the place, apart from the weather, and have family here.

[MrCagivaman]

@NavajoIsUnstoppable You seem to think I'm refering to Afro- Americans, well I'm not.!!!!! I'm talking about West Indians as portrayed in the film !!!!!!! These people have a totally different outlook. You should try speaking to a few and you'll find out what they think of the UK. Most love the place, apart from the weather, and have family here.

[marcusos1111]

@MrCagivaman they were drafted!!!

[MrCagivaman]

@marcusos1111 I think you'll find that most of the W. I. people in the film were not dragged, they volunteered and made a heroic journey by ship across the most dangerous sea in the world at the time. The Atlantic Convoys !!!!! So don't blame it on us. We were in it together.